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the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm p. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's...
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you coined the phrase, "it's the economy, stupid" back in '92. what's changed? >> what's changed, we've had a deterioration of the middle class over a period of time, and people are falling out of the middle class, having trouble hanging on to the middle class, and very much aware of what's happening in their lives. and stan and i noticed this over a period of time. he wrote an earlier book called "middle class dreams," so we really wanted to bring this attention to the forefront, and that was the rationale and reason behind the book. >> is it your sense, stan, that the obama campaign is not focusing in enough on the middle class? >> i think they're focusing like a laser right now. and i think that both of us are impressed where they have come out, both in policy terms and on focusing on the middle class and looking at the proposals they've done on the tax cuts. so we're, you know, we're pleased because we think this is the center of the election? you know, we came together around bill clinton, the forgot, middle class. and that was a particular moment in time.
you coined the phrase, "it's the economy, stupid" back in '92. what's changed? >> what's changed, we've had a deterioration of the middle class over a period of time, and people are falling out of the middle class, having trouble hanging on to the middle class, and very much aware of what's happening in their lives. and stan and i noticed this over a period of time. he wrote an earlier book called "middle class dreams," so we really wanted to bring this attention to...
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raising rates is going to slow the economy. this is not the time to raise taxes in the middle of a very weak economy. okay. we understand that. what i was saying before is that they all really understand what the parameters of a macro, big deal would be. they know what you have to do with entitlements. this is not a new discussion for them. they know what you have to do with tax reform. you have simpson bowles sitting out there. what you have to do is get past this question. >> i want to play on a totally different note, a remarkable video that the obama campaign released on the morning after he won his re-election, and he gets very emotional. >> i felt that the work that i've done, in running for office, had come full circle. because you guys have done means that the work that i'm doing. i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of you. and -- >> it's not often you see the president of the united states crying. >> we have not seen that really from him. political cartoonists sometimes draw him as mr. shock. i think it's just a
raising rates is going to slow the economy. this is not the time to raise taxes in the middle of a very weak economy. okay. we understand that. what i was saying before is that they all really understand what the parameters of a macro, big deal would be. they know what you have to do with entitlements. this is not a new discussion for them. they know what you have to do with tax reform. you have simpson bowles sitting out there. what you have to do is get past this question. >> i want to...
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one of the problems we have in our economy is that we've lost 700,000 public sector jobs. that's a big drag. we should actually be hiring teachers. that was the specific idea that the president laid out. and i just want to clarify one thing on manufacturing, because i do think this is an important point. manufacturing is a critical component for recovery. and i don't think we should look at august, necessarily, as a stand-alone or some indication, because that's a time where every year plants tend to shut down. so that is, i think, more of a blip than something we should look at as a long-term trend. >> he has been criticized, including from the editorial writers of the "wall street journal," we're talking about mitt romney, that he hasn't really laid out a lot of the specifics on how he would turn this economy around. >> let me say something about this jobs report first. ali said he's a glass half full guy, i am too, but it's hard to see the glass half full with this report. this is a pretty lousy number. it's way, way below where we should be. and it fits a pattern of th
one of the problems we have in our economy is that we've lost 700,000 public sector jobs. that's a big drag. we should actually be hiring teachers. that was the specific idea that the president laid out. and i just want to clarify one thing on manufacturing, because i do think this is an important point. manufacturing is a critical component for recovery. and i don't think we should look at august, necessarily, as a stand-alone or some indication, because that's a time where every year plants...
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the economy is just so very strongwell. the economy is just so very strong here right now. >> reporter: oil and new technologies that allow horizontal drilling or fracking, the breaking up of underground rock, are driving this boom, raising the average salary here to more than $70,000 a year, and changing the landscape. this was one corner of town 18 months ago. here it is today. it's a community with houses still being built and selling for about $200,000 each. with all that expansion comes a lot of traffic, like all these big trucks. this is the main road through town. in 2008, 9,000 cars a day drove through here. last year that number was 28,000. the population has exploded from 12,500 people to more than 20,000. and nowhere is that felt more than in the classroom. >> it's going so fast that it's so hard for us to keep up. >> reporter: the school superintendent is scrambling. she's leased 32 modular buildings for the fall, might use fema trailers and she's on a hiring binge to find 52 teachers. >> we're trying to prepare
the economy is just so very strongwell. the economy is just so very strong here right now. >> reporter: oil and new technologies that allow horizontal drilling or fracking, the breaking up of underground rock, are driving this boom, raising the average salary here to more than $70,000 a year, and changing the landscape. this was one corner of town 18 months ago. here it is today. it's a community with houses still being built and selling for about $200,000 each. with all that expansion...
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the point is, this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008, making all these grand promises, and then none of them occurring. he got elected, he put his policies in place, and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> but that was a decision general motors made. >> i'm not saying it was his decision, i'm saying he comes and makes tse promises and makes these commitments and sells people on the notion that he's going to make all these great achievements and then none of them occur. these are empty promises that become broken promises and that's the sry of the obama economy. he said he was going to cut the deficit in half in four years. we're nowhere close. he said unemployment if he passes stimulus would never go above 8%. it's been above 8% ever since. what we have here is a man who ran for president with grandiose plans and promises, great rhetoric, none of the results. >> but you were with him when he saved the auto industry, though. you supported that legislation. >> y
the point is, this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008, making all these grand promises, and then none of them occurring. he got elected, he put his policies in place, and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> but that was a decision general motors made. >> i'm not saying it was his decision, i'm saying he comes and makes tse promises and makes these commitments and sells people on the notion that he's going to...
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. >>> mitt romney is trying to keep voters focused on the economy telling them he could do better than president obama. jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. >> we've been traveling by bus over the last few days, ohio and iowa, one thing we've heard, he's been debuting this new theme, he is the agent, he is the candidate of big change and the president is just more of what he calls the status quo. one thing we can also report is the romney campaign is right now sort of riding a wave of momentum, some recent polls, not just nationally but across several swing states have shown romney gaining some traction and getting very close to overtaking the president in several key swing states and both nationally. now, the romney campaign did put out a memo earlier in the week throwing cold water on one ohio state poll they took issue with saying it wasn't properly calibrated but they are also at the same time touting a new "washington post" poll showing mitt romney leading the president nationally and doing very well among independents. at the same time we should p point out that alon
. >>> mitt romney is trying to keep voters focused on the economy telling them he could do better than president obama. jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. >> we've been traveling by bus over the last few days, ohio and iowa, one thing we've heard, he's been debuting this new theme, he is the agent, he is the candidate of big change and the president is just more of what he calls the status quo. one thing we can also report is the romney campaign is right now sort...
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this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say they believe they will be good compared to only 39% who say conditions will be poorer. last fall when we asked the same question, those numbers were very different indeed. only 39% saying things would get better in the year to come. we sent our own joe johns to the key battleground state of ohio for a closer look at these new numbers. joe is joining us now from his old hometown of columbus, ohio. what's going on there, joe? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. well, things are starting to look better here in the buckeye state, but i have to tell you that cnn orc poll indicates that nationwide one thing is clear, the number one issue on voters' minds happens to be jobs and the economy. the november election may come down to a key question, which candidate is better able to handle the economy?
this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say they believe they will be good compared to only 39% who say conditions will be poorer. last fall when we asked the same question, those numbers were very different indeed. only 39% saying things would get better in the year to come. we sent our own joe johns...
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somebody who's thinking about how to grow the economy from the middle out. from the bottom up. not from the top down. >> his rival, mitt romney, even while vacationing in new hampshire, didn't miss the chance to pounce. >> american families are struggling. there's a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. not only is the 8.2% number unacceptly high, and one that's been in place now for over 41 months, but in addition, if you look at the broader analysis of people who are out of work or have dropped out of the workforce or that are underemployed in part-time jobs, needling full-time work, it's almost 15% of the american public. the president's policies have not gotten american working again. and the president's going to have to stand up and take responsibility for it. i know he's been planning on going across the country and celebrating what he calls forward. well, forward doesn't look a lot like forward to the millions and millions of families that are struggling toda
somebody who's thinking about how to grow the economy from the middle out. from the bottom up. not from the top down. >> his rival, mitt romney, even while vacationing in new hampshire, didn't miss the chance to pounce. >> american families are struggling. there's a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. not only is the 8.2% number unacceptly high, and one that's been in...
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but if it's relatively quiet, it's the economy. as you well know. the economy in this new poll the two candidates basically are about even. who can better handle the economy among all registered voters, romney does better among independents. >> he does. i bet when we tighten the screen closer to election, that will favor romney even more. that's where the battlefield will be. mary's got a point. the president's foreign policy successes have taken those issues off the table. i have to say the democrat -- i'm a little amused when mary says the obama foreign policy successes where he changed policies like going after bin laden, that should go to bush. but the economic collapse is blamed on bush. but whatever. it's about the economy. romney is the candidate, we're seeing polling ads attacking his record. and they're working. we're seeing his business record as a net negative. that doesn't generally happen with business people. but romney is losing credibility as a businessman in the economy. >> that's one of the strengths supposedly going in. what do yo
but if it's relatively quiet, it's the economy. as you well know. the economy in this new poll the two candidates basically are about even. who can better handle the economy among all registered voters, romney does better among independents. >> he does. i bet when we tighten the screen closer to election, that will favor romney even more. that's where the battlefield will be. mary's got a point. the president's foreign policy successes have taken those issues off the table. i have to say...
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economy can create as many jobs. a downgrade in the outlook for growth in the economy. but not enough of a downgrade for the fed and ben bernanke to say, look, we're so afraid that we're going to do some sort of another massive quantitative easing program. what they did, wolf, was extend the program already in place, which has the same goal ben bernanke's been trying to push through all of these creative programs in the last few years, which are lower long-term interest rates. the problem with this is he's already succeeded. i am just looking over here 30-year fixed rate mortgage in this country 3.63%. i mean, it's pretty hard to get rates any lower than they are right now. that's the tool the fed has to try to get the economy growing. they've really used it to the most of their ability. >> so what does this say about the state of our economy? >> well, i mean, wolf, it's not in a good place. i mean, part of this in is aens is, look, we were in a debt-driven crisis. throughout history those crises have taken a very, very long time to recover from, years and years. when y
economy can create as many jobs. a downgrade in the outlook for growth in the economy. but not enough of a downgrade for the fed and ben bernanke to say, look, we're so afraid that we're going to do some sort of another massive quantitative easing program. what they did, wolf, was extend the program already in place, which has the same goal ben bernanke's been trying to push through all of these creative programs in the last few years, which are lower long-term interest rates. the problem with...
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economy only growing slightly. mitt romney called that 2% figure discouraging and went onto deliver what his aides billed as a major economic speech. >> if paul ryan and i are elected as your president and vice president, we will endeavor with all our hearts and energy to restore america. instead of more spending, more borrowing from china and higher taxes from washington, we'll renew our faith in the power of free people pursuing their dreams. we'll start our plan for a stronger middle class. we'll save medicare and social security both for current and near retirees and for the generation to come. we'll restore the $716 billion president obama has taken from medicare to pay for his vaunted obama care. >> while mitt romney vows big change, his speech fell a little short on specifics. joining us now our chief political correspondent candy crowley, the anchor of cnn's "state of the union." they bill this as a major speech. the obama campaign releases a glossy 30-page brochure. not much new in there either. what's goi
economy only growing slightly. mitt romney called that 2% figure discouraging and went onto deliver what his aides billed as a major economic speech. >> if paul ryan and i are elected as your president and vice president, we will endeavor with all our hearts and energy to restore america. instead of more spending, more borrowing from china and higher taxes from washington, we'll renew our faith in the power of free people pursuing their dreams. we'll start our plan for a stronger middle...
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and the economy as a whole begins to grow. but to do that and reduce the deficit at the same time, we've got to ask folks who can afford it to do a little bit more. now, last night this may have actually been the real mitt romney because he ruled out raising a dime on taxes on anyone ever no matter how much money they make ruled out closing those loopholes that are giving $4 billion of corporate welfare to the oil companies, refused to even acknowledge the loophole that gives tax breaks to corporations that move jobs overseas. when he was asked what he would do to actually cut spending and reduce the deficit, he said he'd eliminate public television funding. don't boo now. but i just want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street. but he's going to crack down on sesame street. >> all right. so there's the president of the united states. he's got a good line there about mitt romney. he's been ridiculing mitt romney big time. he did it earlier today. now. something he avoided doing dramaticall
and the economy as a whole begins to grow. but to do that and reduce the deficit at the same time, we've got to ask folks who can afford it to do a little bit more. now, last night this may have actually been the real mitt romney because he ruled out raising a dime on taxes on anyone ever no matter how much money they make ruled out closing those loopholes that are giving $4 billion of corporate welfare to the oil companies, refused to even acknowledge the loophole that gives tax breaks to...
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the economy easter's terrible, who do you think would best handle the economy? mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to you know, enthuse the base their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know i think we're talking about such a small -- in large part both of them are stirring up their certain voters which includes their base. but the people are going to vote for them. there's some independent stuff in there of course. but mainly this is now you know, going forward on the premise that most people have made up their minds. that those swing voters are such a small group that, yes, we heard the stuff about and i'm going to work bipartisan, i'll have people in my office from the other party every week. that's swing vote independent talk. and you need thos
the economy easter's terrible, who do you think would best handle the economy? mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to you know, enthuse the base their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided...
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who would better handle the economy. they think he needs to do it tonight to shift the race in his favor. >> we'll see how he does, john. how does the president though stack up to past incumbents seeking re-election? >> when you look at these numbers that's whoo you have to say forget anybody. pay no attention to anybody who tells you this race is over. because sometimes historical trends take hold. let's look at these back through the years. this is 1992. george h.w. bush was running for re-election. look at this. he actually had pretty decent, gdp, first quarter, second kwarder, third quarter of the election year. the strength of the u.s. economy. george h.w. bush had good growth. he lost the election because bill clinton and ross perot convinced people the economy was struggling. this race this year looks a little bit like 2004. george w. bush had very struggling numbers. not so strong, decent third quarter, decent third quarter helped president bush heading into his re-election campaign. look how weak growth has been
who would better handle the economy. they think he needs to do it tonight to shift the race in his favor. >> we'll see how he does, john. how does the president though stack up to past incumbents seeking re-election? >> when you look at these numbers that's whoo you have to say forget anybody. pay no attention to anybody who tells you this race is over. because sometimes historical trends take hold. let's look at these back through the years. this is 1992. george h.w. bush was...
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jobs and economy. and plan to help strengthen the middle class and turn the economy around and create jobs through his plan for working on energy and deficit reduction, improving skills for american workers, putting america on a level playing field when it comes to trade. these are things that will help strengthen our economy and put people back to work. >> all right. go ahead, mo. >> i think the republicans and the romney/ryan ticket are in a tough spot here. first, the american people think the president has done a fantastic job on foreign policy and national security issues. as we heard repeatedly throughout the course of this past week, his leadership getting outside of the war in iraq, beginning to draw down troops in afghanistan as well as going after al qaeda and taking out osama bin laden. those are just cornerstones along with the broader foreign policy objective of rebuilding our standing in the international community. which was in a terrible place before president obama took office. the con
jobs and economy. and plan to help strengthen the middle class and turn the economy around and create jobs through his plan for working on energy and deficit reduction, improving skills for american workers, putting america on a level playing field when it comes to trade. these are things that will help strengthen our economy and put people back to work. >> all right. go ahead, mo. >> i think the republicans and the romney/ryan ticket are in a tough spot here. first, the american...
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who can better fix the economy? that question will be posed to the american people and they will make the decision. do you like what you've seen so far from the president of the united states? do you think he can continue to move in the right direction? or do you think mitt romney has a better option out there for fixing the economy? but unless there's a national security crisis, god forbid, an act of terror or a war or anything like that, the economy will be the determining issue in this election. and the american people -- it will be a referendum, do they like the way the president has dealt with it or do they think romney can do better? >> there's always talk about likability. is that an important factor? >> it is. but when all is said and done, they'd like someone if they think their pocketbooks and their kids' welfare, the economy will be stronger. the likability is important and i don't belittle that by any means. but the competence in dealing with these economic issues is going to be the key. >> when people a
who can better fix the economy? that question will be posed to the american people and they will make the decision. do you like what you've seen so far from the president of the united states? do you think he can continue to move in the right direction? or do you think mitt romney has a better option out there for fixing the economy? but unless there's a national security crisis, god forbid, an act of terror or a war or anything like that, the economy will be the determining issue in this...
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in the global economy. she was less bullish on the idea that greece or spain or anybody else in trouble might effect the u.s. economy. she said, you know, the problem with the u.s. is internal, and it becomes a world problem. >> what do you think about the supreme court, they're now going to consider california's proposition 8, consider same sex marriage in the united states. >> i think it raises obviously to the highest court in the land a question that has bounced around the states with different verdicts. you have had a lot of states had constitutional amendments banning same sex marriage, california said yes, then has said no. you had for the first time the past election a couple states pass it in a statewide referendum, when previously when it was on the ballot it had gone down. this is a question that has had different answers in some states, and some states different answers different times within the same state. the supreme court providing a road map is helpful, if you want a 50 state solution. the
in the global economy. she was less bullish on the idea that greece or spain or anybody else in trouble might effect the u.s. economy. she said, you know, the problem with the u.s. is internal, and it becomes a world problem. >> what do you think about the supreme court, they're now going to consider california's proposition 8, consider same sex marriage in the united states. >> i think it raises obviously to the highest court in the land a question that has bounced around the...
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i think it's always going to be the economy. the economy is the base of this election. but if we continue to see the sorts of scenes that we're seeing from the air ab spring turning into a very uncertain fall, i think then it becomes more important, but it's still going to be about the jobs and the economy. >> i would argue that every minute that mitt romney is not talking about the economy is a wasted minute for mitt romney. >> but don't you think he always has that opportunity to kind of fill that gap of having those foreign policy jobs and meeting that commander in chief -- >> even if you are right, even if you are a challenge and you're right in the foreign policy argument, the president has the mega phone. mitt romney should focus on jobs, jobs and jobs and if these foreign action as, these foreign incidents, whatever you want to call them, if they undermine the president, they undermine the president. if somehow his leadership, if his leadership is called into question and people see him as less of a leader, that will affect him on the domestic issues, but the eve
i think it's always going to be the economy. the economy is the base of this election. but if we continue to see the sorts of scenes that we're seeing from the air ab spring turning into a very uncertain fall, i think then it becomes more important, but it's still going to be about the jobs and the economy. >> i would argue that every minute that mitt romney is not talking about the economy is a wasted minute for mitt romney. >> but don't you think he always has that opportunity to...
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he can't seem to be cheering for a bad economy. but that's why at these conventions we heard so much talk about trust and character and values. the stewardship of the economy is turning into a values issue. and does the president have the right values or understand americans enough and the trouble that small businesses are having from mitt romney's point of view, from the president's point of view he says mitt romney lives by a different set of rules and doesn't understand the pain you are suffering. so that's why we heard so much of this sort of revelations about who thes men are. because after all, you need to trust one of them with your economic future. >> people are always making fun of these conventions. they really don't matter. i think they do matter. >> i do too. >> i think bill clinton showed that they mattered. what does president obama need to do? he needs to bring back into the party all those people who voted for him the last time, that base. young people, women, minorities, they can't be apathetic. they might not go o
he can't seem to be cheering for a bad economy. but that's why at these conventions we heard so much talk about trust and character and values. the stewardship of the economy is turning into a values issue. and does the president have the right values or understand americans enough and the trouble that small businesses are having from mitt romney's point of view, from the president's point of view he says mitt romney lives by a different set of rules and doesn't understand the pain you are...
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>> it is a bad economy. democrats are hurting, too, the president has to go out there, explain his record. part of our job is to jet up the base. we're not going to lose the election because democrats aren't energized, i am not worried about that. we're not going to lose the election because they're not energized. >> they're not? >> no, we are leading ohio, pennsylvania. >> he has his pen out. he wants the other reasons. >> we're not going to lose because democrats aren't energized. in the end, laying out a case against romney, layout a case for the president, and democrats will come home. they always do. >> a tie in intensity, we have 132 days if i am counting, that's okay for you, but not good enough. >> it is not good enough. so far from what we have seen in special elections and elections in 2010, republicans are more energized than what i'm surprised about these bain attacks, the out sourcer-in-chief is it seems tactically weak. one rule is you don't throw stones at your neighbor's house when yours is m
>> it is a bad economy. democrats are hurting, too, the president has to go out there, explain his record. part of our job is to jet up the base. we're not going to lose the election because democrats aren't energized, i am not worried about that. we're not going to lose the election because they're not energized. >> they're not? >> no, we are leading ohio, pennsylvania. >> he has his pen out. he wants the other reasons. >> we're not going to lose because democrats...
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> jobs and the economy. how you rebuild an economy meant to last, not based on outsourcing but on things that help the middle class grow. >> you read it i am sure maybe heard it, what's in the first lady's speech? >> she's a character witness to this president. you know, she is who we come home to every night. she has been witness to some of the tough decisions he's made in the past four years. she's going to speak to the values that drive him, that he puts the middle class first because that's where he comes from. he understands the challenges of the middle class. understands when you don't have health care security, he understands when women don't get paid the same as men for the same work or when you struggle to be able to pay for college tuition. he understands these things which is why he has taken action on them. these are building blocks, these are things we need to do to build an economy that's meant to last. if we want long term growth, strong middle class. make no mistake, this is all about jobs an
> jobs and the economy. how you rebuild an economy meant to last, not based on outsourcing but on things that help the middle class grow. >> you read it i am sure maybe heard it, what's in the first lady's speech? >> she's a character witness to this president. you know, she is who we come home to every night. she has been witness to some of the tough decisions he's made in the past four years. she's going to speak to the values that drive him, that he puts the middle class first...
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and once the economy returns to normal, it must be solved. there will be plenty of time after the election of 2016 to deal with that problem. today's crisis is putting people back to work, getting the economy moving again. don't let the obama administration off the hook for its failure to do that. >> maria, i was curious on this because i was paying close attention like all of you were how they addressed each other during the course of the debate. we put together this clip. >> my friend, my friend. >> joe and i are from similar towns. >> i love my friend here. >> i appreciate that, joe. >> my friend. >> joe, this taxes a million people. >> let me tell you what my friend said. my friend. what would my friend do differently? my friends, i just fundamentally disagree with my friend. >> i want to thank you, joe. >> now, was that appropriate for the congressman to call the sitting vice president of the united states joe? >> i actually don't think that's a big deal. i mean, sarah palin asked if she could call him joe and joe said yes. i don't think
and once the economy returns to normal, it must be solved. there will be plenty of time after the election of 2016 to deal with that problem. today's crisis is putting people back to work, getting the economy moving again. don't let the obama administration off the hook for its failure to do that. >> maria, i was curious on this because i was paying close attention like all of you were how they addressed each other during the course of the debate. we put together this clip. >> my...
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and also he pointed the finger at republicans saying that this is the economy that he inherited. obviously things we will be hearing a lot on the campaign trail, wolf. >> thanks very much. >>> after someone leaked racy e-mails between a reporter and a top u.s. official in iraq, there's a new development in the scandal that's proven very costly for one of them already. >>> and she helped the love of her life elude police for 16 years. today whitety bulger's girlfriend learned her fate from the judge. her sentence and a lot more news coming up. ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future for
and also he pointed the finger at republicans saying that this is the economy that he inherited. obviously things we will be hearing a lot on the campaign trail, wolf. >> thanks very much. >>> after someone leaked racy e-mails between a reporter and a top u.s. official in iraq, there's a new development in the scandal that's proven very costly for one of them already. >>> and she helped the love of her life elude police for 16 years. today whitety bulger's girlfriend...
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this is not the economy that people want. and owe governor romney's policies will be able to turn things around. >> is that a good number for bad number? you always say if you're the incumbent, you want to be above 50. we elect presidents state by state. is the glass half empty, half full? >> there will be some good battleground numbers out of that. let's stay optimistic. i think right now it's probably a good poll. if everything alice just said were true, romney would be way ahead. and he's not. and i think that's for two reasons. number one, i think that people are still giving president obama the benefit of the doubt. because things have gotten better, as he said. but you know, not good enough. and they know hes it's not good enough. and the second thing is, everybody laughs at these, you know, attacks on capital or whether or not there's this divide who is for the middle class and who is for the wealthy. i think that's sticking. and so these -- you know, these unemployed folks or these independents who are undecided and u
this is not the economy that people want. and owe governor romney's policies will be able to turn things around. >> is that a good number for bad number? you always say if you're the incumbent, you want to be above 50. we elect presidents state by state. is the glass half empty, half full? >> there will be some good battleground numbers out of that. let's stay optimistic. i think right now it's probably a good poll. if everything alice just said were true, romney would be way ahead....
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you want to stick to the economy. we've kind of gotten through this thing, but he does have to have a better message at some point in time to get that turnout. >> he's trying to figure out if he can get away with saying something exactly opposite of what he said during the primaries. and i think right now they don't think they can. that's a good thing. >> isn't now the time -- if you're going to say, without buying into that, if you're going to say something that seems to contradict yourself from several months earlier, shouldn't you do it now? >> sometimes evolving slowly is the best option. i think they'll probably get there. >> they're allowed to evolve on gay marriage. >> yes. this doesn't tend to be one of those issues. immigration is not a social issue. it's an economic policy issue. >> for romney the most important thing with the hispanic community is talking about the economy because the economy with hispanic voters, they're just as worried as anybody else about not being able to find jobs. many hispanic peopl
you want to stick to the economy. we've kind of gotten through this thing, but he does have to have a better message at some point in time to get that turnout. >> he's trying to figure out if he can get away with saying something exactly opposite of what he said during the primaries. and i think right now they don't think they can. that's a good thing. >> isn't now the time -- if you're going to say, without buying into that, if you're going to say something that seems to contradict...
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this economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month. and a lot of folks were wondering whether we were headed for another great depression. do you hear me? that's what people were worried about. and that is what barack faced on day one as president of the united states. but let me tell you, instead of pointing fingers and placing blame, our president got to work. he got to work. see, because he was thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother and that's why he cut taxes for small businesses. and working families because we have a president fortunately who understands that teachers and firefighters shouldn't pay higher tax rates than millionaires and billionaires. not in america. not in america. and that's why while some folks if you recall were willing to let the auto industry go under, do you know who i'm talking about? with more than a million -- do you hear me? a million jobs that would have been lost. see, barack had the backs of the american workers a and that's why today the american auto industry is back on its feet
this economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month. and a lot of folks were wondering whether we were headed for another great depression. do you hear me? that's what people were worried about. and that is what barack faced on day one as president of the united states. but let me tell you, instead of pointing fingers and placing blame, our president got to work. he got to work. see, because he was thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother and that's why he cut taxes for small...
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we had thought that the economy grew 1.7%, which is relatively slow. india's growing about 6%, china more than 7%. what we learned today is, again, this is one of those revisions that the government does. we found out that the growth was substantially slower, 1.3%. that of course has got the republicans talking. mitt romney put out a statement to say that the obama economy is stuck in neutral. in fairness, 1.3% isn't neutral, but it's not gang busters. we should be running at 3% or higher to be a healthy economy and recover all the jobs that have been lost. >> let's hope it gets to that level. a lot of people are counting on it. ali, thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >>> with only 40 days to the election, people across the country are focusing in on the presidential race. while we can't keep track of all the water cooler debates, we have some exclusive eye-opening data about political discussions on the world's biggest social network, we're talking about facebook. let's bring in mark preston, he's taking a closer look. mark, tell our viewers what you'r
we had thought that the economy grew 1.7%, which is relatively slow. india's growing about 6%, china more than 7%. what we learned today is, again, this is one of those revisions that the government does. we found out that the growth was substantially slower, 1.3%. that of course has got the republicans talking. mitt romney put out a statement to say that the obama economy is stuck in neutral. in fairness, 1.3% isn't neutral, but it's not gang busters. we should be running at 3% or higher to be...
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the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. >>> as democrats celebrate president obama's re-election in the white house, republicans are left asking themselves, now what? here's a quick snapshot. >> you said governor romney would get 53% plus in the popular vote, 300 electoral votes or more. what happened? >> i was wrong. republicans make a very serious look at what happened and why did it happen and why were we not more competitive at the presidential level. >> the reality is mitt romney won near historic portion of the white vote in america and suffered a very bad loss. that's because the country looks different. it has changed. >> we're going to win in the future, republicans need to do better among latinos and better among women particularly single women. >> with high unemployment rate, with high poverty, with an economy that is not strong, if you lose this election, what elections are you going to win? >> all right. let's get straight to our cnn political contribut
the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. >>> as democrats celebrate president obama's re-election in the white house, republicans are left asking themselves, now what? here's a quick snapshot. >> you said governor romney would get 53% plus in the popular vote, 300 electoral votes or more. what happened? >> i was wrong. republicans make a very serious look at what happened and why did it happen...
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the point is this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008 making all these grand promises and then none of them occurring. he got leched. he put his policies in place and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> that was a decision general motors made. >> he came and made these promises and sells people on the notion that he'll do the great achievements and then none of them occur. these are empty promises that become broken promises and that's the story of the obama economy and he said he'd cut the deficit in half and they'd never go above 8% and it's been 8% ever since. so what we have here is a man who ran for president with grandiose plans and promises and none of the results. >> you were with him when he saved the auto industry. you supported that legislation. i voted for the bill and the house which would have prevented tarp from being used for auto. this is under the bush administration. i didn't like the idea of t.a.r.p. being used and i voted for a bill that wo
the point is this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008 making all these grand promises and then none of them occurring. he got leched. he put his policies in place and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> that was a decision general motors made. >> he came and made these promises and sells people on the notion that he'll do the great achievements and then none of them occur. these are empty promises that become...
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we had thought that the economy grew 1.7%, which is rlyve slow. ins growing about , china more than 7%. what we learned today is, in this is one of those revisions we found out that the growth was substallwe 1.3%. thurse of coas got the republicans talking. mitt romney put out a statements stuck in neutral. buit's not gang busrs.t utral should be running at 3% or higher to be a healthy economy and r theobs that have beest. let'sope itets to that level. a lot of people are counting on ali, tnks very much. >> mypleasure. >>> with only 40 days to the election, people across the country are focusing in on the presidential race. while we'teetrack of all thewate cooler debates, we haome exclusive eye-opening data about political discussions on the world's biggest social network, we're talking about facebook. let's bring in mark preston, he's taking a closer look. mark, tell our viewers what you're seeing. >> wolf, over the past 72 hours we've witnessed a large number of people all across the nation buzzing about mitt romney on facebook. so much so that
we had thought that the economy grew 1.7%, which is rlyve slow. ins growing about , china more than 7%. what we learned today is, in this is one of those revisions we found out that the growth was substallwe 1.3%. thurse of coas got the republicans talking. mitt romney put out a statements stuck in neutral. buit's not gang busrs.t utral should be running at 3% or higher to be a healthy economy and r theobs that have beest. let'sope itets to that level. a lot of people are counting on ali, tnks...
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fix it, i get the economy. we watched his poll numbers on dealing with the economy go up visa vee the president's numbers. >> there are those who suggest paul ryan being on the ticket though sort of undermines that specific closing argument. >> right. and democrats are going to suggest that. say, wait a second, let's not be fooled by this mr. moderate. they've already started that. we saw bill clinton sort of begin that assault. the moderate mitt is back. the kind of flip-flopping the romnesia, that goes to that part of the obama campaign, which is trying to undermine arguments such as i can work with folks that will bring up his record and have already brought out people that say, no, he didn't work that well with democrats. there's always going to be the counterargument. >> what do you hear about the president's closing arguments? what is he doing? >> not a thing so far. >> really? >> he's very much on the attack as we've seen. certainly on the campaign trail. so i put in some inquiries and said what can you
fix it, i get the economy. we watched his poll numbers on dealing with the economy go up visa vee the president's numbers. >> there are those who suggest paul ryan being on the ticket though sort of undermines that specific closing argument. >> right. and democrats are going to suggest that. say, wait a second, let's not be fooled by this mr. moderate. they've already started that. we saw bill clinton sort of begin that assault. the moderate mitt is back. the kind of flip-flopping...
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the economy. many other factors in the president's decision making and wung thing to show in the book is the arc of relationship over time. in 2009, i would say, the military versus the white house. that was the perception in some other sources but the military leaders didn't feel like they were boxing in the president and i think the president learned and the administration has learned is that really we're all in on a broader scale, listen. this is book about strategic leadership and a war chronicle. it's petraeus's intellectual leadership. it's leading through crisis, petraeus is a great model for that. i'm not a spokesperson for him. and if, you know, showing a role model to other people in the world or other readers is a repugnant thing, i'm sorry. i think the values he tries to instill in his organizations are valuable and worth pointing out. >> paula broadwell spent a year with general petraeus in afghanistan interviewing him for that book. >>> much more on that story at the top of the hour.
the economy. many other factors in the president's decision making and wung thing to show in the book is the arc of relationship over time. in 2009, i would say, the military versus the white house. that was the perception in some other sources but the military leaders didn't feel like they were boxing in the president and i think the president learned and the administration has learned is that really we're all in on a broader scale, listen. this is book about strategic leadership and a war...
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economy? new hampshire writes the economy's improving slowly but steadily. even the real estate market's getting better. we were on the verge of another great depression in the fall of 2008. and it will take years to recover. overall though i'm optimistic. george in pennsylvania says with uncertainty comes fear. unless one party controls both the house and senate after the election, there's little chance for any improvement. jeff in georgia, mr. cafferty, since left wing economic policy has been and always will be a failure, i'll have confidence in the economy once every liberal is jet sinned this november. wouldn't take much to send the economy into a tail spin and based on what i'm reading and hearing right now, we might be right on the edge. david in virginia says i've always had confidence in the u.s. economy. it's a formidable machine for generating jobs, wealth, opportunity and innovation. i get very distressed when our economy's hobbled by uncertainty and political gamesmanship among our leaders, he puts in quotes. they have no practical vision which
economy? new hampshire writes the economy's improving slowly but steadily. even the real estate market's getting better. we were on the verge of another great depression in the fall of 2008. and it will take years to recover. overall though i'm optimistic. george in pennsylvania says with uncertainty comes fear. unless one party controls both the house and senate after the election, there's little chance for any improvement. jeff in georgia, mr. cafferty, since left wing economic policy has...